Index: linux-2.6.0/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.0/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h	(revision 94)
+++ linux-2.6.0/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h	(working copy)
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@
 void reiserfs_check_lock_depth(char *caller) ;
 void reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(struct super_block *, struct buffer_head *bh, int wait) ;
 void reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(struct super_block *, struct buffer_head *bh) ;
-int journal_init(struct super_block *, const char * j_dev_name, int old_format) ;
+int journal_init(struct super_block *, const char * j_dev_name, int old_format, unsigned int) ;
 int journal_release(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle*, struct super_block *) ;
 int journal_release_error(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle*, struct super_block *) ;
 int journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *, struct super_block *, unsigned long) ;
Index: linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/super.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/super.c	(revision 94)
+++ linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/super.c	(working copy)
@@ -645,7 +645,8 @@
 				      collection of bitflags defining what
 				      mount options were selected. */
 				   unsigned long * blocks, /* strtol-ed from NNN of resize=NNN */
-				   char ** jdev_name)
+				   char ** jdev_name, 
+				   unsigned int * commit_max_age)
 {
     int c;
     char * arg = NULL;
@@ -662,6 +663,7 @@
 	{"resize", 'r', 0, 0, 0},
 	{"jdev", 'j', 0, 0, 0},
 	{"nolargeio", 'w', 0, 0, 0},
+	{"commit", 'c', 0, 0, 0},
 	{NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0}
     };
 	
@@ -690,6 +692,19 @@
 	    }
 	}
 
+	if ( c == 'c' ) {
+		char *p = 0;
+		int val = simple_strtoul (arg, &p, 0);
+
+		if ( *p != '\0') {
+			printk ("reiserfs_parse_options: bad value %s\n", arg);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if ( val > 0 ) {
+			*commit_max_age = val;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ( c == 'w' ) {
 		char *p=0;
 		int val = simple_strtoul (arg, &p, 0);
@@ -743,10 +758,11 @@
   unsigned long blocks;
   unsigned long mount_options = REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt;
   unsigned long safe_mask = 0;
+  unsigned int commit_max_age = 0;
 
   rs = SB_DISK_SUPER_BLOCK (s);
 
-  if (!reiserfs_parse_options(s, arg, &mount_options, &blocks, NULL))
+  if (!reiserfs_parse_options(s, arg, &mount_options, &blocks, NULL, &commit_max_age))
     return -EINVAL;
   
   handle_attrs(s);
@@ -764,6 +780,10 @@
    * the bits we're not allowed to change here */
   REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt = (REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt & ~safe_mask) |  (mount_options & safe_mask);
 
+  if(commit_max_age != 0) {
+	  SB_JOURNAL_MAX_COMMIT_AGE(s) = commit_max_age;
+  }
+
   if(blocks) {
     int rc = reiserfs_resize(s, blocks);
     if (rc != 0)
@@ -1213,6 +1233,7 @@
     struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th ;
     int old_format = 0;
     unsigned long blocks;
+	unsigned int commit_max_age = 0;
     int jinit_done = 0 ;
     struct reiserfs_iget_args args ;
     struct reiserfs_super_block * rs;
@@ -1237,7 +1258,7 @@
     REISERFS_SB(s)->s_alloc_options.preallocsize = 9;
 
     jdev_name = NULL;
-    if (reiserfs_parse_options (s, (char *) data, &(sbi->s_mount_opt), &blocks, &jdev_name) == 0) {
+    if (reiserfs_parse_options (s, (char *) data, &(sbi->s_mount_opt), &blocks, &jdev_name, &commit_max_age) == 0) {
 	goto error;
     }
 
@@ -1279,7 +1300,7 @@
 #endif
 
     // set_device_ro(s->s_dev, 1) ;
-    if( journal_init(s, jdev_name, old_format) ) {
+    if( journal_init(s, jdev_name, old_format, commit_max_age) ) {
 	printk("sh-2022: reiserfs_fill_super: unable to initialize journal space\n") ;
 	goto error ;
     } else {
Index: linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/journal.c	(revision 94)
+++ linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/journal.c	(working copy)
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@
 /*
 ** must be called once on fs mount.  calls journal_read for you
 */
-int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char * j_dev_name, int old_format) {
+int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char * j_dev_name, int old_format, unsigned int commit_max_age) {
     int num_cnodes = SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb) * 2 ;
     struct buffer_head *bhjh;
     struct reiserfs_super_block * rs;
@@ -2032,7 +2032,11 @@
      
   SB_JOURNAL_TRANS_MAX(p_s_sb)      = le32_to_cpu (jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_trans_max);
   SB_JOURNAL_MAX_BATCH(p_s_sb)      = le32_to_cpu (jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_max_batch);
-  SB_JOURNAL_MAX_COMMIT_AGE(p_s_sb) = le32_to_cpu (jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_max_commit_age);
+  if (commit_max_age != 0) {
+	  SB_JOURNAL_MAX_COMMIT_AGE(p_s_sb) = commit_max_age;
+  } else {
+	  SB_JOURNAL_MAX_COMMIT_AGE(p_s_sb) = le32_to_cpu (jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_max_commit_age);
+  }
   SB_JOURNAL_MAX_TRANS_AGE(p_s_sb)  = JOURNAL_MAX_TRANS_AGE;
 
   if (SB_JOURNAL_TRANS_MAX(p_s_sb)) {
Index: linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c	(revision 94)
+++ linux-2.6.0/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c	(working copy)
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
                         DJP( jp_journal_trans_max ),
                         DJP( jp_journal_magic ),
                         DJP( jp_journal_max_batch ),
-                        DJP( jp_journal_max_commit_age ),
+                        SB_JOURNAL_MAX_COMMIT_AGE(sb), 
                         DJP( jp_journal_max_trans_age ),
 
 			JF( j_1st_reserved_block ),